PhD student in Semiconductor Materials

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The Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology conducts research and offers education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Research, the predominant activity, is often done in collaboration with corporate and international partners. We are one of the university’s largest, oldest and most well known departments, encompassing five interacting scientific fields: biology, chemistry, material physics, applied physics and theory and modelling.
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LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY
Hereby advertises a position as

PhD student in Semiconductor Materials
formally based at Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM

Duties
The work will focus on the development of novel wide band gap semiconductors for green power electronics. This will include growth and advanced characterization of Ga2O3 and GaN-based epitaxial films and hetero-structures. The PhD work will be performed in close collaboration with industrial partners within the Competence Center for III-Nitride Technology, C3NiT and the Terahertz Materials Analysis Center, THeMaC at IFM. The applicant should therefore be willing to engage and cooperate with our industrial partners, and contribute to implementation and demonstration of the research.

As a PhD student you will primarily devote yourself to your research. As a PhD student you are limited to devote work with education and administration up to 20 percent of full time.

Qualifications
We are looking for a highly motivated candidate who should hold master or engineering degree in Physics or Materials Science. Knowledge in semiconductor materials and solid state physics is required. Experience with growth or characterization of wide band gap semiconductors is especially of merit. Good knowledge of English, written and spoken, is necessary for publications and presentations of research results in international journals and at conferences.

Qualified to PhD studentships are only those who are or have been admitted to graduate studies.

Appointment time
The appointment will be until further notice for a maximum of one year at a time. A doctoral student may not be employed during a period exceeding eight years. The total time of appointment must not exceed the equivalent of four years´ full time research training.

Starting date 
June 1, 2017

Salary
The salary for PhD students is based on the department’s salary scale.

Union representatives
For contact with union representatives see http://old.liu.se/jobba/lediga-jobb/fackliga-kontaktpersoner?l=en&sc=true  

Application procedure
Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must be received at latest April 30, 2017.

Translations of the original documents into English or Swedish is required, if they are not written in any of these languages.

Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.

Equal opportunities
A majority of our PhD students within Semiconductor Materials are men, which is why precedence will be given to women in cases where qualifications are deemed otherwise equivalent.


Linköping University will continue to develop as an attractive and creative place of work, characterized by equal terms and actively works for equality and diversity.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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